Photographer's Note

The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai (Coptic: sina; Egyptian Arabic: sina سينا; Arabic, sina'a سيناء; Sinin in most Semitic languages, Hebrew: סיני‎ Sinai) is a triangular peninsula in Egypt. It lies between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, forming a land bridge from Africa to Southwest Asia.

Millions of years ago the Sinai Peninsula was attached to Egypt and Saudi Arabia as part of the land mass known as the Great Rift Valley. Thermal currents, the movement of the continental plates, glacial and volcanic activity eventually threw up this triangular area of remote mountains and desert, bordered on one side by the Gulf of Suez and on the other by the Gulf of Aqaba. Its geology can be divided into three main areas. The northern part runs parallel with the Mediterranean coast and consists of dried up river beds or wadis leading to sand dunes and fossil beaches. Rocky islets of limestone punctuate the flat landscape extending south towards the mountainous limestone and sandstone region of Gebel Maghara. The central part of the peninsula is mostly comprised of the el-Tih Plateau, a high area of limestone formed during the Tertiary Period. The southern geology of Sinai was formed by volcanic action on the sea bed producing large areas of granite and basalt and bounded in the coastal region by ancient coral formations. Sinai is a geologist's paradise, but no casual visitor to the peninsula could fail to be captivated by the textures and colours seen in the vast array of mountainous landscapes.

Hello Lucie ,
Fantastic shot ! Wonderful colors , and a composition so simple , but so great . An amazing fore ground : the three stones in the sand , perfectly placed . A really good atmosphere of silence and serenity , as you write .
Congratulations
DEnis

I never been to Sinai but this photo shows the silence, peaceful and the beautiful place of Sinai. I like the soft gold light on the sand and on the cliff. Nice composition and it is a very beautiful photo indeed.
Congratulations!

Hi Lucie,
what a contrast of surfaces...everybody talks about colour contrasts here, for me a large uniform area contrasting a small vivid one is also an eyecatcher..
to enhance the effect you could show more of the sand and less of the rocks. But as you did it, it´s perfect, too...
Compliments, Chris

What I really like about this is the contrasting textures - the ultra smooth sand surface makes a great counter point to the rough stones of the cliff. Of course the three stones sitting at the bottom of the frame are well placed to fill the space and effectively point the way into the scene. Superb (as usual!).

Very nice shot that is on par with all of your other work--beautiful open landscape with just three little foreground rocks that look completely natural and yet perfectly framed at the same time. You make this kind of perfect framing seem so effortless, which really is why your shots are so nice. Great job.

I discover this photo thanks to the theme "Deserts".
The composition is very good, especially with the curve of the 3 stones in the foreground, filling it and driving the look to the cliff.
Good rendering of the colors and the mood of this moment with soft light.
An invitation to visit deserts.